The Consumer Rights (Enforcement and Amendments) Order 2016

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Order makes various amendments to specified primary legislation.

Article 3 gives effect to the Schedule to the Order which specifies amendments to primary legislation.

In the Schedule, paragraph 1 specifies amendments made in consequence of the conferring of Schedule 5 investigatory and enforcement powers (which replace existing powers) on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland.

Paragraph 2 specifies amendments to Schedule 5 to the Act. Paragraph 2(2) amends paragraph 10 so as to include two sets of regulations on tobacco to the list of legislation to which the investigatory powers in Schedule 5 apply. Paragraph 2(3) amends paragraph 11 in order to specify legislation as enforcer’s legislation.